File under WTF's wrong with people: Trump hits 49 percent approval rating in Gallup poll (ties high)

[Celerity]

President Trump’s job approval soared to 49 percent in a new Gallup poll released Thursday, making up a 6-point loss from a similar survey released just two weeks ago.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/495695-trump-hits-49-percent-approval-rate-in-gallup-poll

The new approval number is tied for Trump’s personal best in Gallup’s polling data. A survey conducted by Gallup in mid-March similarly found his approval ticking up to 49 percent before it took a 6-point dive in the first half of April.

The poll released on Thursday marked a rare instance in Gallup’s polling history in which Trump’s overall approval is above water. Only 47 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the job he’s doing in the White House.

The rise in approval comes as Americans remain divided on the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Fifty percent said they approve of his handling of the crisis, while nearly as many — 48 percent — disapprove, according to Gallup.

The 6-point jump in Trump’s overall approval rating owes primarily to a bump in support among independents, according to Gallup. Forty-seven percent of independents said they approve of the president’s handling of his job compared to only 39 percent in the previous April survey.

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https://news.gallup.com/interactives/185273/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx

[octoberlib]

1. Quite a few of Gallup's polls have been outliers this year.

Never go off of one poll. Check the aggregate.

[Celerity]

2. I certainly hope this is the case!

[octoberlib]

3. me , too! It's incomprehensible, otherwise

[Chobalto]

4. 1) Outlier 2) He's losing to Biden in swing States

There.

[DonaldsRump]

5. There is a lot of cash flowing to people and small businesses

(and big businesses!). Trump has made sure to tie his name to all of this. Do not lose sight of what stuff like this means to people.

I know of many reasonable people who were delighted for about a year in 2018 with the Trump "tax cut". At least their takehome pay increased. Many people lost sight that this was, in many instances, a sleight of hand, with the taxes higher or refunds lower on April 15.

I'm 100% sure that is a key strategy for his "re"-election. We need to remind everyone that, had he not bungled things so badly, (a) this money would NOT have been necessary; (b) the debt to this country is ASTRONOMICAL; and (c) how many people died for his incompetence.

That has to be our/the Ds mantra going forward. Otherwise, he'll pull another fast one.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. He's Underwater On Rasmussen

Per 538, the aggregated numbers show 43.3% A vs. 50.7% D. 7.4% underwater.
This Gallup poll is NOT in their dataset, but they underweight Gallup as "C" pollster.
Even Rasmussen has a negative 8.
I am dubious as to what Gallup's questions were, & how they were asked.

[Celerity]

7. 538 Rates Gallup a B, and does include Gallup in their dataset (not sure if it is in the rolling

average though, as it may have fallen off due to its dates, but when its dates are germane, 538 deffo includes it)

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/



It does have a mean-reverted bia of R +0.8 and Rasmussen is almost double that




https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Thanks

I misread the date on the Gallup poll. I thought that said April 20, not 28.
So I thought the most recent poll wasn't included.
My fault. I should have taken off my glasses to read that.

[Celerity]

9. No problem whatsoever, and that Gallup poll may not be in that updated rolling average, again due to

its earlier start date. They only poll once a month (for POTUS approval rating) atm, so we will have to wait another 4 weeks or so to see the next one from them.

cheers

[Victor_c3]

10. Maybe people forgot about his Clorox statement? n/t

[Celerity]

11. Some of the poll was before it, so that explains a lot I think